Ilsa J. Bick's Blog, page 18

Letting the Weird Out

THE DAY A very gray morning, entirely socked in. Drank coffee, and then spent entirely too much time fretting over an article about my alma mater.  Without getting into too much gory detail, suffice to say that the college, like … Continue reading →

Finding the Groove

THE DAY So after a couple days off to regroup and think, started in again this morning.  Didn’t sleep well, possibly because I kept fretting over plot points.  Anyway, the day started off slowly, me not being able to find … Continue reading →

A Good Idea at the Time

THE DAY Life maintenance today: I had been set to get back to the book after finally getting through all the social obligations, but I was . . . really tired.  And kind of morose, cranky, getting into my woe-is-me … Continue reading →

Shot Unit

The day was a bust.  Started out trying to get work done, but only managed 130 words before I had to break off and get on with the rest of the day (two parties, an appt., the gym).  Not the … Continue reading →

That Pregnant Pause

THE DAY So I worked until late yesterday, got in scads of words, tumbled into bed, and immediately popped awake a few hours later, fretting over plot details.  What I realized was that I’d so completely and massively rewritten the … Continue reading →

Making Up for Lost TIme

THE DAY So, considering how packed yesterday was, I looked forward to solid writing time.  By and large, I got it.  Had to break off earlier than I had planned to go work out and then be back in time … Continue reading →

Nothing Doing

Well, not quite. I knew it was going to be a low word day because a) it was a science look-up day and–more importantly–b) we entertained this evening.  I just didn’t appreciate HOW low that word count would be.  Instead … Continue reading →

Information Flow

THE DAY In some ways, this was a very low-key day.  No one showed up; I had several calls but decided to let them slide until I was done.  Looking at my schedule and realizing just how frazzled I feel, … Continue reading →

Grinding It Out

A pro friend once said that if I wanted an object lesson in persistence, I couldn’t do much better than read something like Sports Illustrated or Outdoor or Runner’s World or just about any bio or autobiography of any athlete. … Continue reading →

One Step by One Step

In a previous incarnation, the husband worked with a Chinese scientist for quite a long time.  That scientist’s take on “one step at a time” was “one step by one step,” which means the same–mostly–but which has, for whatever reason, … Continue reading →